I thought I was buying a book written by Mary Higgins Clark. I am one of her biggest fans. The short stories were pointless and poorly written. One story was written by Mary Higgins Clark and even that was pointless. On a scale of 1 to 5, this rates a 0.

This twelve-story anthology loosely focuses on the title, MURDER IN THE FAMILY. Though the tales are well written, they lack the suspense and cutting edge expected of this famous group of popular authors that contributed to the collection and that of previous short story books produced by the Adams Round Table. For most mystery readers, previous Adams Round Table editions are stronger (see MURDER AMONG FRIENDS, etc.). However, die hard fans of Lawrence Block, Mary Higgins Clark, Stanley Cohen, Dorothy Salisbury Davis, Mickey Friedman, Joyce Harrington, Susan Isaacs, Judith Kelman, Warren Murphy, Justin Scott, Peter Straub, and Whitley Strieber will want to read the tales. Yet even the strongest of loyalists need to keep the expectations a bit lower than usual as the gaggle of writers fall short of what each one usually provides.

Harriet Klausner

Lawrence Block, et.al.'s Murder In The Family packs in high-profile mystery writers whose new presentations have not seen print elsewhere. Mary Higgins Clark probes a father's motivation for revenge, Susan Isaacs presents a chilling portrait of a family which should not be in business, and Dorothy Davis tells of a letter which transforms lives in this excellent collection.

I have been looking for inforation on early styles worn by Americans in the 1800's. This book helped me alot. I got an A on my book report

I bought this book hoping to get some good review for the CBEST. I did get some review but I found the sample tests to be much harder than the actual CBEST, especially the math section. It ended up making me really nervous for the math section which turned out to be pretty easy compared to this book. Pick a better study guide, one that might represent the test better.

This study guide was absolutely terrible! It is much, much more difficult than the actual test, particularly the math section. I wasted a lot of time studying very advanced mathmatical concepts that weren't even on the test. The book was also hard to follow and disorganized. THUMBS DOWN!!!!!!

Reviews and tests were perfect. Everything in the math review helped me being very weak in math, especially the geometry.